The city of Lafayette, California is a picturesque and vibrant community located in Contra Costa County. The city is home to a population of approximately 25,000 people who enjoy the small-town atmosphere the area provides. Although the city is relatively small, it has an active political scene that contributes to its growth and development. Local politics are centered around issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives and environmental protection. Lafayette also has several political committees and organizations involved in local political campaigns and events which provide resources for candidates running for office and help citizens become more informed about the issues facing their community. From town council meetings to local volunteer opportunities, there are plenty of ways for residents to get involved in the politics of their hometown and make their voices heard in the decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Lafayette, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, CA is very liberal. In Contra Costa County, CA 71.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Contra Costa county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.6% to 26.3%.
Contra Costa county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lafayette, CA is moderately liberal.
Contra Costa County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lafayette, California: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Lafayette, CA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41,133 contributions totaling $7,821,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,416 contributions totaling $1,835,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)